Saving objects

[Robin]

The first argument to lady.save_all() needs to be the filename you're saving to. So you would use something like:

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lady.save_all('savegame', player)

[Lacotemale]

Ah thanks! Thought it said to just put in the object in the docs. Btw, how do I register an object array?

Got error: Trying to serialize unregistered userdata

If I add to Equipment because Items have this:

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image = love.graphics.newImage("assets/items/small/"..fileName..".png"),
imageLarge = love.graphics.newImage("assets/items/large/"..fileName.."LG"..".png"),

I tried the following:

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for i = 1, #itemsOnMap do
  lady.register_class(itemsOnMap[i], 'item'..i)
end

No luck with it though. Also as a result of this save file stuff I found out saving player.x and player.y is useless to me. Since the player will always be at the center of the screen. What im looking for really is how to store the position on the map. (where the player is in the game)

[Robin]

For images and sounds, you'll want to register resources:

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lady.register_resource(resource, name)

Probably something like:

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lady.register_resource(image, fileName)
lady.register_resource(imageLarge, fileName.."LG")

In the documentation user_input is supposed to be the file name, but I guess that isn't clear enough, so I'll change that right away.

[Lacotemale]

Awesome lib dude! Thanks!

[Lacotemale]

Right so I will come back to tackle this. I was delighted because I seemed to get the save game working. However since I ran into trouble I converted any images to strings and draw the images from that. I ended up getting save/load working BUT broke the game quite badly somehow.

I will start again but this time with a focus on getting it working right. Loading the images into objects on game load makes lots more sense than creating them during the game. (Laaaaagggg)

How would I register the resources for an array of item objects?

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itemsOnMap = {
		Item:new(itemw,itemh,32, 32, 1, "Wooden Bat","woodenBat",2,nil, 0, "", 1, 1),
		Item:new(300,50,32, 32, 2, "Vital Ring","vitalRing",nil,nil, 5, "Health", 1, 7),
		Item:new(70,250,32, 32, 3, "Rusty Dagger", "rustyIronDagger",2,nil, 0, "", 1, 1),
		Item:new(60,110,32, 32, 1, "bronzeSpear","bronzeSpear",2,nil, 0, "", 1, 1),
		Item:new(390,70,32, 32, 2, "Cloth Robe","clothRobe",nil,1, 0, "", 1, 5),
		Item:new(100,250,32, 32, 3, "Pine Plank Shield", "pinePlankShield",nil,2, 0, "", 1, 3),
		Item:new(80,100,32, 32, 1, "Wooden Bat","woodenBat",2,nil, 0, "", 1, 1),
		Item:new(350,50,32, 32, 2, "Ox Ring","oxRing",2,nil, 2, "Strength", 1, 8),
		Item:new(90,250,32, 32, 3, "Cloth Robe", "clothRobe",2,nil, 0, "", 1, 5),
		Item:new(20,110,32, 32, 1, "bronzeSpear","bronzeSpear",2,nil, 0, "", 1, 1),
		Item:new(10,70,32, 32, 2, "Cloth Hood","clothHood",nil,1, 0, "", 1, 2),
		Item:new(50,250,32, 32, 3, "Cotton Boots", "cottonBoot",nil,2, 0, "", 1, 4),
		Item:new(50,250,32, 32, 3, "Vital Necklace", "vitalNeck",nil,2, 7, "Health", 1, 6)
	}

My Item class:

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function Item:new(x,y,w,h,itemID,itemName,fileName,atk,def,specialPercent,specialType, itemAmount, type)

    local ItemO = {
    	x = x,
		y = y,
        w = w,
        h = h,
		id = itemID,
        name = itemName,
		image = love.graphics.newImage("assets/items/small/"..fileName..".png"),
        imageLarge = love.graphics.newImage("assets/items/large/"..fileName.."LG"..".png"),
		attack = atk,
        defense = def,
        health = 1,
        amount = itemAmount,
        itemType = type
    }
    setmetatable(ItemO, { __index = Item })
    return ItemO
end

I think I tried a loop for it already but failed.

[Lacotemale]

Think I got it.. almost. Not sure how to go about checking if resource already exists though. Failing on some images used more than once.

[Lacotemale]

Ugh.. nope.

Trying to serialize unregistered userdata image

This is starting to annoy me now. Right. I am registering the image but then I thought maybe the registered class is missing. So then I try it all and still see this message about unregistered userdata. What on earth is going on?

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for i=1,#itemsOnMap do
  lady.register_class(itemsOnMap[i], itemsOnMap[i].fileName)
  lady.register_resource(itemsOnMap[i].image, itemsOnMap[i].fileName)
  lady.register_resource(itemsOnMap[i].imageLarge, itemsOnMap[i].fileName.."LG")
end

This seems to have issues with object arrays involving images. =/

[Lacotemale]

Decided to not use register resource on items since all that stuff is too dynamic but using it in cases where the image is attached to an object. (Not dynamic)

This approach is much better and working well. Apologies for all the posts. xD

[Robin]

Glad to see you got it working. If you have any suggestions for improving Lady, or think of some in the future, I'd love to hear those.

Apologies for all the posts. xD

In the future, you can edit your last post in the thread to put in the new things you want to say if less than a day or so has passed. That way you don't spam the thread like you did today.